Offshore Wind Basics

This 1st half-day session focuses on the evolution and social impact of wind turbines. Also you will analyze the essential components of a wind turbine.

First, the social and political aspects of the offshore wind industry. Then, an explanation of parts in the wind turbine and how a wind turbine can generate energy followed by different types of support structures and the electrical infrastructure of an offshore wind farm.

1. Opening statements & introductions,

2. Interactive lecture: Societal and political aspects involved in the development of offshore wind farms,

3. Interactive lecture: Fundamental principles of electricity and how it is generated,

4. hands-on case: Visualization of electricity generation in an offshore wind turbine,
   

5. Interactive lecture: Offshore power networks for wind farms, 

6. Interactive lecture: Technical and economical trade-offs between different network designs, 
   

7. Assignment: Exam & evaluation,

8. Closing Remarks.

Objectives:

• Gain insight into the rapid growth and development of the offshore wind sector.

• Build up knowledge on how (inter)national policies and societal needs influence the development of offshore wind.

• Understand how wind is converted into electricity, how this electricity is transported to consumers and how to turn it into a successful business case

• Become familiar with all the components of an offshore wind farm and their associated functions

The offshore wind industry has undergone a massive change in the past five years, both in the size and number of these projects, that has even surprised the companies in the sector itself. Therefore, in order to keep their competitive edge, companies and personnel need to keep up with this rapid pace!

In this final half-day session, you learn the basic concepts involving design, installation, operation and maintenance of a wind farm and their latest technologies. To stay up to date with the latest developments in the offshore wind sector, participation in this session is essential.

1. Opening statements & introductions,

2. Interactive lecture: Design and installation aspects of offshore wind farms,

3. Interactive lecture: Operation and maintenance of wind turbines offshore,

4. Interactive lecture: Future technologies: where is the offshore wind industry heading?

5. Assignment: Exam & discussion,

6. Closing Remarks.

Objectives:

• Gain insight into the life cycle of a typical wind farm,

• Become familiar with typical installation strategies and vessels required for an offshore wind farm,

• Learn about common operation and maintenance considerations during the lifetime of an offshore wind farm,

• Keep up to speed with the latest developments surrounding offshore wind.

This course consists of 2 half-day, instructor-led live sessions which consists of presentations, demonstrations and discussions of questions. During these sessions you are asked to participate actively and have your webcam and microphone on. Participants can ask questions to the instructor which are answered and discussed with all participants.

DOB-box
In preparation for this course, you receive a DOB-box at home (or your office). This DOB-box contains useful documents, like the course manual and items required for hands-on cases, and it includes a surprise.

Access to the course
After your purchase is confirmed you receive an account to the EngineeringTrainer online learning portal, where you find the course welcome chapter and instructions on how to join the live sessions. Sessions are held using the software Zoom and a log-in link is provided for each session through the portal. A test link is provided from the start such as to test if you are able to properly join the sessions prior to the first session. Live sessions can be joined using any device, including tabled and mobile. 

You receive 1-year unlimited access to the online course. This allows you to watch content again if this is beneficial for your work projects.

The live sessions take place on: 

• October 5, 2020 - 8:45-12:15 am CEST (convert time-zones)

• October 9, 2020 - 8:45-12:15 am CEST

After the course, you receive 1-year unlimited access to all course material. This allows you to review content again whenever you need to refresh knowledge for your daily work projects.

A personal digital certificate will be made available to each participant upon full attendance.

Example Certificate: